Have you ever felt that you put in a lot of effort but got little return? You may think that nothing is working the way you expect. Things look complex and ambiguous. It is like fighting hard in the dark. For example, the business is not growing as planned, the...
We are unlikely to bother if we know we can get away with it. Whether they are traffic rules, safety equipment, or general cleanliness. We are lazy by design. We are likely to skip if we know we can get away with not doing something. Knowing this dynamic, it is the...
In my life, many things fit in the category of – what I don’t know, is what I don’t know. However, there are many things that I know I need to learn, change and adapt, but I am lazy to take action. When I compare myself with a year old of myself, I conclude how naive...
Opportunities are endless. However, we don’t see them equally. Few of us see an opportunity in solving big problems; others may see it in bypassing them. Few see opportunity in forcing our way through; others may see it in developing consensus. Few see an opportunity...
Customers are so impatient that it drives me crazy. Customers are impatient. We need to do a better job of managing their expectations. ------ Employees show no interest in business improvement. We are not getting anywhere. Employees show no interest in business...
Three woodcutters were engaged to cut trees within five days. The owner of the block decided to allocate each woodcutter a separate piece of land. The landlord agreed to pay them based on number of trees they cut. The first woodcutter worked harder than the other two...
If I teach a group of students, I may get frustrated because they are not making the progress I expect. I may feel it is not worth it. It may seem that I am alone who is pushing for new learning for them. I may label my students as insincere, lazy, or even dumb....
We like to be more busy than effective. Ask anyone in the business - how things are. The standard response is “Busy”! Pretending to be busy is like a status symbol. However, merely being busy does not mean much. We may well be busy digging holes and filling them. What...